According to BBC report, the terrorists are currently fleeing from the Nigerian soldiers.
Also, a resident in Mubi confirmed the news to newsmen, saying that: "Earlier today, soldiers launched a fierce attack, which saw the Boko Haram militants retreating.
"They have chased them away, but I'm not sure how far they went. Right now, people are still afraid of returning to the town because of the shock of the capture.
"And some are afraid that Boko Haram may return, that's why the news is not being celebrated."
Though details of the development are still being expected as at the time of filing this report, a correspondent of the BBC in Nigeria, while commenting on the news, posted below tweets on his Twitter account:
This is coming after it was reported some hours ago that hunters in Mubi are mobilising to retake the town after it was captured by Boko Haram.
According to reports, the courageous hunters killed about 80 Boko Haram members in Maiha Local Government Area of the state on Wednesday in a bid to reclaim the local government headquarters from the insurgents.
Speaking with newsmen, a resident of Maiha who escaped to Yola, said that the local hunters, who mostly arm themselves with bows and arrows, decided to mobilise themselves to fight the insurgents following the alleged killing of the soldiers on Monday.
It was gathered that thousands of local hunters across the state are also planning to join forces with Nigerian troops to recapture some towns under the control of the terrorists.
Mr. P. P. Elisha, spokesman of Adamawa State Governor, Bala James Ngilari, the state government is supporting the hunters by donating three Toyota Hilux trucks to the state hunters association to enable them join the fight against the terrorists.
It would be recalled that the Nigerian military had been trying to reclaim Mubi since the Islamists militants seized the commercial hub of Adamawa on 29 October, 2014.
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